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Try CasePortal for FreeJ. Pryor finds that the district court improperly denied the employee's motion to alter a judgment awarding him $240,000 in lost wages in an action against the employer alleging discrimination and retaliation in violation of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act. The motion arose after the jury found that the employer willfully violated the law, which would have resulted in a double damages award for the employee under the statute. The district court incorrectly ruled that the jury's finding on willfulness was merely advisory. The jury's finding was binding and should have been honored. Sufficient evidence supported the jury's verdict on the employee's claim for discrimination, including evidence that the chief pilot expressed hostility towards military pilots including the employee. Reversed in part.